にゃあにゃあ
Japanese
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) にゃあにゃあ [nyáꜜànyàà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɲ̟a̠ːɲ̟a̠ː]
Adjective
にゃあにゃあ • (nyānyā) ←にゃあにゃあ (nyānyā)? -i
- (onomatopoeia) crying out, meow! meow!
Inflection
Inflection of にゃあにゃい
Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective (未然形) | にゃあにゃかろ | nyānyakaro | |
Continuative (連用形) | にゃあにゃく | nyānyaku | |
Terminal (終止形) | にゃあにゃい | nyānyai | |
Attributive (連体形) | にゃあにゃい | nyānyai | |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | にゃあにゃけれ | nyānyakere | |
Imperative (命令形) | にゃあにゃかれ | nyānyakare | |
Key constructions | |||
Informal negative | にゃあにゃくない | nyānyaku nai | |
Informal past | にゃあにゃかった | nyānyakatta | |
Informal negative past | にゃあにゃくなかった | nyānyaku nakatta | |
Formal | にゃあにゃいです | nyānyai desu | |
Formal negative | にゃあにゃくないです | nyānyaku nai desu | |
Formal past | にゃあにゃかったです | nyānyakatta desu | |
Formal negative past | にゃあにゃくなかったです | nyānyaku nakatta desu | |
Conjunctive | にゃあにゃくて | nyānyakute | |
Conditional | にゃあにゃければ | nyānyakereba | |
Provisional | にゃあにゃかったら | nyānyakattara | |
Volitional | にゃあにゃかろう | nyānyakarō | |
Adverbial | にゃあにゃく | nyānyaku | |
Degree | にゃあにゃさ | nyānyasa |
Noun
にゃあにゃあ • (nyānyā) ←にゃあにゃあ (nyānyā)?
- (childish) kitty-cat
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN